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Business & Finance

Billing and Posting Clerks

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

Median salary (BLS)

$48,500

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$37k – $68k

Job outlook

No separate BLS projection for this specific role

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Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Billing and Posting Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $37,290

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Billing and Posting Clerks

    Established

    $48,500

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Billing and Posting Clerks

    Senior

    $58,105

Key skills

A typical day

  • Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
  • Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
  • Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
  • Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.

Fields of study

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